Category: Interview

Source

• Original URL: http://www.fullcast.co.jp/cv/interview_02_05.html (dead link)
• Source URL: a backup in WebArchive (in Japanese)

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The Third Voice: “Since music has saved me, I want to save people with music. “

It may be suprising, but KOKIA says she has had more difficulties since her debut. She says it is difficult to balance between what she “should” do as a professinal musician and what she “wants” to do as an artist.

Source

• Original URL: http://www.fullcast.co.jp/cv/interview_02_03.html (dead link)
• Source URL: a backup in WebArchive (in Japanese)

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The Second Voice: “Doing something only I can do.”

She studied abroad in the U.S. for a short time when she was in the fifth grade of elementary school. She could not speak English well and was stuck in her shell, but music saved her. Since then, she has come to believe that music is the universal language of the world.

Source

• Original URL: http://www.fullcast.co.jp/cv/interview_02_01.html (dead link)
• Source URL: a backup in WebArchive (in Japanese)

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The First Voice: “I knew I would become what I am today since I was little.” (2006)

• Header title: Music is just like words. It has to be conveyed.
• Subtitle: Another Independent. Monologue, Part I. A musician KOKIA. Photos by Hidemi Ogata.

She is like a marathon runner. You shouldn’t be fooled by her cute looks. She thinks about how she can convey her songs to the audience, and never gives up. You will be overwhelmed by her professionalism as she continues to sing even if she faces trouble and suffering in her careers.